Written answers

Tuesday, 1 March 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Closed Circuit Television Systems

9:00 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the long promised closed circuit television will be installed in an area (details supplied); the number of gardaí who are employed full time in dealing with the problem of prostitution in the area; the number of women who have been arrested for soliciting in the area for each of the past five years; the average age of the women involved; the number of men who have been arrested for soliciting the services of prostitutes in the area for each of the past five years; the average age of the men involved; the number of pimps living off immoral earnings who have been arrested in each of the past five years; the number of prosecutions and the number of convictions in all these cases. [6587/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the CCTV advisory committee has received a report from the chief superintendent DMR north central, outlining the CCTV needs for his divisions. The committee is still considering this report and is not in a position to make recommendations to the Commissioner at present. I understand that two gardaí employed full time in the area concerned are specifically tasked with addressing the problem of street prostitution.

I have been further informed that there have been no arrests in respect of people living off immoral earnings in the area in any of the past five years. The remaining information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables.

Number of Women Arrested for Soliciting from 2000 to 2004.
Year Number
2000 44
2001 44
2002 97
2003 89
2004 155
Average Age = 26 years
Number of Men Arrested for Soliciting the Services of Prostitutes from 2000 to 2004.
Year Number
2000 22
2001 44
2002 63
2003 58
2004 81
Average Age = 46 years
The Number of Prosecutions and Convictions in the preceding cases.
Women Men
Year Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions
2000 44 21 22 9
2001 44 20 44 16
2002 97 66 63 25
2003 89 44 58 42
2004 155 30 81 81

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